Post by Guest on Apr 18, 2011 9:39:31 GMT -8

vitamin water, regular water, took some yogurt for the morning, granola bars, pre-packaged carrots and apples for ease of transportation into the venue, a few energy drinks, some junk food (chips, etc), we took burgers last year but only ended up making them on the first day because they were questionable at best by the 2nd day. If you're taking a camp stove take some soup or chili or something that you can just open and throw right on the heat. hot dogs = camping.

I ended up eating in the venue more that I'd like to in the future, but such is life. When I was at camp I generally didn't want to prepare or do anything but drink my face off and wander aimlessly through the endless sea of drunk/stoned people.

Post by spirulina on Apr 18, 2011 17:00:55 GMT -8

i love wading through the sea of stoned people. i kept giving away food and water to people wherever i found them. this reminds me, though, my friend called and left a voicemail for me, and it said, "d, they're giving away tea and cheesecakes at the vip lounge! hurry. come here." They weren't.

Post by spacecataz on Apr 19, 2011 16:15:27 GMT -8

I need to invest in a camp stove this year because our neighbors were nice enough to share their FRENCH PRESS COFFEE and that's fucking brilliant and do want.

Last year we had PBJs/turkey,cheese,mustard sammiches that we made at the site and brought with. Powerbars & Chex Mix are great too. Last year we ended up getting the munchies and buying a lot of food. So... don't forget to prepare for munchies!

Also, as long as you fill it up to the top, they don't take the time to tell if your soda/water bottle is sealed or not. They don't have time for that. So fill a water bottle with vodka and have fun!

Post by Catherine Sun Chips on Apr 20, 2011 5:03:58 GMT -8

Also, as long as you fill it up to the top, they don't take the time to tell if your soda/water bottle is sealed or not. They don't have time for that. So fill a water bottle with vodka and have fun!

Remind me to file in the same line as you, because every day I stood in line, I watched people practically get strip-searched by a greasy man with no teeth and a questionable accent. He certainly MADE time to feel everyone up and dig through bags.

Post by Guest on Apr 30, 2011 9:36:50 GMT -8

Camping for 4 nights...not without food and good food at that:-) We go crazy on the food, have a full camp kitchen, 3 burner propane stove, and a BBQ and we will have full gourmet meals at least 2 a day while at Sasquatch. We just got back from Coachella 2011 and I seriously cooked for 50+ people every single morning we were there and a couple of nights too!

Breakfast is the biggest deal because you are in the campground the longest in the morning and we found the greatest invention for breakfast! It is called "Batter Blasters" organic pancakes in a can...yes you read right, in a spray can like a whip cream can! Makes really good pancakes, throw on some fresh fruit and some whip cream and you are stylin for breakfast in the campground:-) Everyone was really freaked out when we pulled out the canned pancakes but there was not one person of the group of 55 people that camped with us that were not totally sold on the idea after eating some of them.

Another easy and very tasty meal for camping is Hobo Dinners. Put whatever kind of meat or no meat at all if you are a vegetarian, but kielbasa, ground beef or chicken works great, add carrots, potatoes, lots of onions and whatever other vegies you like, some salt and pepper, wrap in foil, throw on the grill for about 20 minutes on each side and WALLA' you have a hot delicious meal that took about 4 minutes to fix and warms you up good! There is a whole thread of recipes on the Coachella message board on great camp food.

Post by Guest on Apr 30, 2011 12:12:17 GMT -8

LOL:-) Just camp next to us...I feed everyone around guaranteed! Last year at Dave we went into Quincy and there is a market with AMAZING mexican food like a Mexi-Deli! Seriously good food and at great prices. We got a bunch of different meats, roast pork, carne asada, chicken verde, and their heated refried beans, tamales, dozens of tortillas, and a bunch of salsa and shredded cheese and brought it all back to the campground. It was all so good and I think about 25 people all around us ended up eating with us for about 40$-50$ of some of the best fresh cooked Mexican food and again we met a bunch of great people doing it! Totally worth it to cook up some food for the neighbors and keep everyone alive during such a partying weekend:-) Food is important when you are drinking/??? whatever else all day and night long!

Post by HecticDialectic on Apr 30, 2011 12:55:17 GMT -8

We always bring hobo dinners camping- never though of bringing them to Sasquatch; the best thing in the world is a hobo dinner that you've cooked in beer- well, it's the best thing in the world while you're camping and your mouth tastes like dirt otherwise.

We survive almost entirely off of cheese bagels from safeway and cream cheese- much as I love cooking I'm almost always too hungover in the morning to even think about it, and we definitely don't truck grills of any sort down in my smart car!

I do however have a big batch of my own energy bars (whey powder, apricots, raisins, shredded coconut, almonds etc) in the freezer, so I may bring those.

The only real shame is that I'm a big guy and I need a lot to eat, so I always end up spending a fair bit on crappy concession garbage.

Post by Shaxspear III Esq. on Apr 30, 2011 16:26:27 GMT -8

If there were in-and-outs I would totally go all out on cooking good meals, but alas live nation are idiots. The only thing I want to fix late at night are drinks. Jerky, fruit, cashews, pbj sammiches and beer will be most of my diet for the weekend.